[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU] This video of Kermit the Frog singing plaintively (about his love for Miss Piggy?) has been making the rounds for at a while and…
Last week the testimony ended in the Harry Potter Lexicon case regarding whether J.K. Rowling can prevent the print publication of the Lexicon, a non-licensed…
The ownership issues involving Superman have always been contentious but not factually disputed — two teenagers created Superman and then sold their rights for a…
Summary of review of OurSpace by Christine Harold: Highly suggested for purchase by libraries, scholars, and readers interested in the history, significance, and theory of…
Which of these is acceptable under copyright law? Republishing books when their authors are almost definitively dead to save a dying culture? Publishing collections of…
The study, Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video, suggests strongly that remix culture is not only socially acceptable, but should also be…
“Love the culture? Write a song about it. Then, use it to sell a handbag. “ Susan Scafidi’s summary of Gwen Stefani’s post-No Doubt career…